Lemon Pepper Roasted Chickpeas + 5 Ways to Spice Up Your Diet

Swap out those bags of chips for these crunchy and zesty Lemon Pepper Roasted Chickpeas. They make the perfect snack option or a great addition to salad or soup for a bit of extra crunch! Just 5 ingredients and you’re ready to go.

I know what you’re thinking…today’s post is an ode to The Spice Girls.

I wish.

While I am a classic Spice Girls obsessed 90s baby (yes, I attended the reunion concert), today’s post is unfortunately not about the greatest girls group of all time.

In fact, it’s about a group that poses real competition to The Spice Girls…the Spice Right Everyday Blends!

I get a lot of questions about where to start when it comes to healthy cooking and I always tell people the same thing- invest in spices!

My friend DK was over while I was making these Lemon Pepper Roasted Chickpeas (she’s the hand model in this post) and we spent a good 10 minutes discussing this topic. Healthy food gets a bad rap because there are people out there who equate healthy food with bland food, but that simply does not need to be the case.

Speaking of simply, my absolute favorite brand of spices, Simply Organic is all about educating people on how to incorporate spices and spice blends to quite literally, spice up their food.

It may require an initial investment in the spices, but without a doubt the easiest way to transform a plain old healthy dish is to top it with a spice blend.

What I love most about spices is their versatility. You can pair them in so many different ways to transform a dish and best of all, they keep for a super long time so you can have them on hand without having to worry about them going bad (we’re talking 8-12 months!).

I am all about the mix-and-match with my spice rack, but if you’re new to the world of spices, Simply Organic has developed the Spice Right Everyday Blends, a set of 5 spice mixtures to help you kick things up a notch in your kitchen without requiring you to invest in a zillion spices

Today I wanted to share some tips with you on how you can spice up your life, or more specifically, your diet. I use all of these tips and tricks on the daily to help boost the flavor in my healthy dishes and disprove the idea that healthy food has to taste bland. From popcorn, to soup to potatoes, these spices have got you covered to help amp up your meal, the healthy way.

The perfect example would be these Lemon Pepper Roasted Chickpeas. Just 5 simple ingredients (2 of them are spices) and you have yourself a crispy and spicy snack alternative to chips. They’re packed full of protein and fiber but without all of the gunk that comes along with deep-fried potato chips.

Today I wanted to share some tips with you on how you can spice up your life, or more specifically, your diet. I use all of these tips and tricks on the daily to help boost the flavor in my healthy dishes and disprove the idea that healthy food has to taste bland. From popcorn, to soup to potatoes, these spices have got you covered to help amp up your meal, the healthy way.

1. Add the Cinnamon Sugar Trio to popcorn for a sweet and salty snack.

2. Add the Garlic Herb to your vegetable soup for a big flavor punch.

3. Add Pepper and More to your salads to take your dressing up a notch.

My favourite way to use spices is roasted a bucket load of veg in the oven – toss over some dried herbs and spices along with a glug of olive oil. its hard to go wrong!
My favourite spice in the world is smoked paprika – the best on roasted sweet potatoes!

YES to spices!! I tell everyone who says “I don’t really care for veggies…” to spice it up! Makes a world of a difference.
I’ve only roasted chickpeas once and while it was a little time consuming (damn paper towel rolling and skin removing) they were so good! I put them on my salad 🙂
Saving this recipe for when I get around to making these again!

I LOVE Simply Organic spices and I have a bunch of them that I use ALL the time…and not surpassingly it is the ones that you have mentioned. WAHOO! Do you know that I have never had roasted chickpeas??? HAHA! I’ll be right over…I can bring the wine!

I’ve recently started incorporating more spices and fresh herbs into my omelets in the morning. I didn’t realize how big of a difference they made until I started using them! Even the smallest amounts.